Former St. Patrick center Dakari Johnson to prep for 2012 FIBA U17 World Championships

Frank H. Conlon/The Star-LedgerDakari Johnson, formerly of St. Patrick, will practice with the U.S. National U17 team.

Dakari Johnson, who starred as a freshman center at St. Patrick in Elizabeth last winter, will attend mini-camp along with 26 other prep stars from around the nation with the 2011-12 USA Basketball Men's Developmental National Team, which is getting ready for the FIBA U17 World Championships.

The mini-camp will be held in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 15-16.

Johnson, a 6-10, 250-pound sophomore, was a part-time starter for the St. Patrick squad that fell to St. Anthony in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Non-Public B sectional final.